,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aadf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ag1 #bjag,mrs4   
,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,te/]7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small        
,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill   
,to enhance ! ability ( ! ,(fice ( !    
,national ,ombudsman to assi/ small     
bus9esses 9 meet+ regulatory requirem5ts
 & develop outrea* initiatives to       
promote aw>5ess ( ! s]vices ! ,(fice ( !
 ,national ,ombudsman provides1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess ,regulatory
 ,relief ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,ombudsman has 
! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #cj7;a7 ( !
 ,small ,bus9ess ,act #ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#feg7;a772 &  7#b7 ! t]m small bus9ess  
conc]n has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m "u section
 #c ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74  #c4 ,,sba ,regulatory 
,en=cem5t ,ombudsman  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #cj7;b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess    

,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg7;b77#b77 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7--  7i7 by /rik+ ) ea*  
ag5cy ) regulatory au?ority & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3 8)--  7i7 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy )    
regulatory au?ority  2  7ii7 by ins]t+ &
 aft] ! semicolon2 &  7iii7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7ii7 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy ) 
regulatory au?ority ov] small bus9ess   
conc]ns or t makes grants or ent]s into 
contracts or coop]ative agreem5ts )     
small bus9ess conc]ns to develop be/    
practices to assi/ ! ,f$]al ag5cy 9--   
7,i7 e/abli%+ a program to assi/ small  
entities1 z def9$ 9 section #fja ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9 meet+       
regulatory requirem5ts impos$ by t      
,f$]al ag5cy1 includ+ by respond+ to    
inquiries "u section #bac ( ! ,small    
,bus9ess ,regulatory ,en=cem5t ,fairness
 ,act ( #aiif 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note72 
7,,ii7 educat+ small entities ab\t !    
regulations ( t ,f$]al ag5cy t are      
applicable to small entities2  7,,iii7  
tra9+ small entities to comply ) !      

regulations ( t ,f$]al ag5cy2  7,,iv7   
assi/+ small entities 9 complet+ =ms    
requir$ by ! regulations ( t ,f$]al     
ag5cy2  7,v7 address+ any specific "q or
 conc]n ( small entities2  7,,vi7       
evaluat+ compliance guides describ$ "u  
section #bab ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,regulatory ,en=cem5t ,fairness ,act (  
#aiif 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note72  7,,vii7
 ensur+ t ! compliance guides describ$ 9
 subclause 7,,vi7 are available to small
 bus9ess developm5t c5t]s & to o!r      
res\rce p>tn]s ( ! ,adm9i/ration2       
7,,viii7 develop+ web9>s relat+ to      
compliance assi/ance =-- 7aa7 rec5tly   
f9aliz$ rules ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy2 &  7bb7 
rules relat+ to :i* ! ,f$]al ag5cy or   
,ombudsman receives a significant numb] 
( compliance inquiries f small bus9ess  
conc]ns2 &  7,,ix7 conduct+ cu/om]      
s]vice surveys on an ongo+ basis ( small
 bus9ess conc]ns t int]act ) ! ,f$]al   
ag5cy to assess ! timel9ess & quality ( 
! activities ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy1 :i* %all 
be conduct$ 9 a mann] t all[s ! results 

( ! surveys to be incorporat$ into !    
rat+ ( ! responsiv5ess ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy 
"u subp>agraph 7,c72  2  7,b7 9         
subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  
7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,d7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,f7 9         
collaboration ) ! employee ( a ,f$]al   
ag5cy designat$ by ! head ( ! ,f$]al    
ag5cy z ! prim>y po9t ( contact ) !     
,ombudsman1 e/abli% a proc$ure relat+ to
 h[ ! ,f$]al ag5cy w provide in=mation--
  7i7 to small bus9ess conc]ns reg>d+ ! 
,ombudsman2 &  7ii7 to ! ,ombudsman     
reg>d+ ! nature1 scope1 & resolution (  
reque/s to ! ,f$]al ag5cy f small       
bus9ess conc]ns ab\t propos$1 f9al1 or  
exi/+ rules2  7,g7 "w ) ea* ,f$]al ag5cy
 ) regulatory au?ority ov] small bus9ess
 conc]ns & ) programs ( ! ,adm9i/ration 
7includ+ ! ,s]vice ,corps ( ,retir$     
,executives au?oriz$ "u section         
#h7;b77#a77;,b71 wom5's bus9ess c5t]s   
op]at+ "u section #bi1 & small bus9ess  
developm5t c5t]s7 to conduct a robu/    

outrea* initiative1 includ+ ?r\gh ! use 
( ! ,int]net1 to increase ! visibility (
 ! ,ombudsman & promote aw>5ess ( !     
s]vices available f ! ,ombudsman2 &     
7,h7 make in=mation reg>d+ ! education1 
tra9+1 & compliance assi/ance s]vices ( 
! ,ombudsman readily available on !     
website ( ! ,ombudsman4  2 &  7#b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 7,a7 ,!   
head ( ea* ,f$]al ag5cy ) regulatory    
au?ority ov] small bus9ess conc]ns or t 
makes grants or ent]s into contracts or 
coop]ative agreem5ts ) small bus9ess    
conc]ns %all designate an employee ( !  
,f$]al ag5cy z ! prim>y po9t ( contact )
 ! ,ombudsman4  7,b7 ,! employee        
designat$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all h !  
au?ority to make *anges necess>y to     
address compliance issues rais$ by small
 bus9ess conc]ns4  4  7b7 ,res\rces ,!  
,ombudsman %all appo9t additional       
individuals to positions 9 :i* !y w     
provide education1 tra9+1 & compliance  
assi/ance to small bus9ess conc]ns4  #d4
 ,au?orization ( ,appropriations        

,section #cj ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,au?orization (   
,appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section su* 
sums z are necess>y4  4